representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
review (of learned material); revision
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
surely (not); certainly (not)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
handful; small amount; small number
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
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
favourite horse; favorite horse
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
heaven and earth; top and bottom
scenery; scene; landscape
certainly; surely; definitely
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal