war; battle; match; game; competition
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
direct control; direct supervision
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
based on; built on; made from
close; intimate; on good terms
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
secret; private; surreptitious
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in