kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
above the knee; on one's lap
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
historical play; period drama
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
televising; broadcasting; airing
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
strategist; tactician; schemer
Battle of Red Cliffs (208 CE)
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver