to brave a danger; to take a risk
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to look down on; to make light of
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
very interesting; of great interest
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
king; monarch; ruler; champion
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
temple; shrine; sanctuary
ten-year-old; ten year old
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to boil strongly; to be excited
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
successive generations; successive emperors
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
fine view; beautiful sight
origin; source; beginning; starting point
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
another thing; other things; another man's property
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
kanji (as opposed to kana)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)