to hit hard; to strike hard
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
pride; dignity; self-respect
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make up one's mind; to be determined
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to smear with blood; to kill
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
pointing out; identification
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
reasoning; logic; persuasion