bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
literary woman; talented woman
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
(not) a single person; (no) one
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
very much; exceedingly; extremely
horn (musical instrument)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
characteristic; feature; special quality
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on