representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
action of making something; -ification
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
paints; painting material
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
close to the wall; alongside the wall
acceleration; speeding up
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
pronunciation; production of sound
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
head; chief; boss; leader
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
memory; sense; experience
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so