stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
river; stream; River; the ... river
to appease; to suppress; to calm
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
very much; very many; more and more
agreement; stipulation; contract
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
powerful family; powerful clan
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
together; mutually; fellow
abusing someone to his (her) face
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
strategist; tactician; schemer
intellectual-type gangster
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
depiction; description; portrayal
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression