finger flick to the forehead
article for everyday use; domestic article
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
historical; traditional; historic
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
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)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
nod; inclination of the head
message; informative matter
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
you could say that; that might be so
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to mind; to care; to worry
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
full throttle; full power
agreement; stipulation; contract
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
child; childish person; immature person