third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
carelessly; inattentively
to give an impression; to make an impression
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
individual; one by one; separate; each
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to perceive; to understand
largest class; top category
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
injured person; wounded person; casualty
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
firearms; missile; projectile weapon