to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
three generations; three periods; third generation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to attempt; to test; to try out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be found; to be discovered
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
consequence; outcome; result; blame
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to