discovery; detection; finding
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
how long; how much; to what extent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
surely (not); certainly (not)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
each; (arch.) you (plural)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
many; numerous; various; large number of
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
classical form of martial art
to take away; to carry away
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times