iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
land of the gods; Japan; China
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
quick work; (clever) feat
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
first month of the lunar calendar; January
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
barbarian country; uncivilized country; foreign country
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
clearly; distinctly; vividly
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
green calabash; unripe gourd; pale and sickly person; pallid and thin person
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin gown
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell