what's what; heads or tails
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
bravery; courage; heroism
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
older brother; elder brother
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
one's mental make-up (structure)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to trample; to crush underfoot
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
opening fully; full throttle; full power
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance