sovereign; emperor; monarch
Four Perils (malevolent beings)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to fall off; to tumble down
I've got to be going; I must go
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
skill involving the hands; craft
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu
a great variety of; diversity
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
a dirty or underhanded trick
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to think of; to come up with
to revere; to respect; to worship
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse