Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
naked eye; the physical eye
visual confirmation; sighting
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
self-protection; self-defence
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
never mind!; don't worry about it
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine); thread of connection; chain of reasoning
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
witnessing; observing; sighting
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)