to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be prolonged; to drag on
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
three days and three nights
to make merry; to be festive
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
appearance; air; mien; getup
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
long military service; having experienced many battles
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
almost (did); nearly (did)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)