obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
each; (arch.) you (plural)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
equality; uniformity; evenness
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
because; the reason why is
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
house; dwelling; human habitation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
leading person; foremost figure