(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
military forces; hosts; troops
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a step; short distance; short time
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Siam (former name of Thailand)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
will not do; do not; does not
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances
wolf; rapacious person; merciless and greedy person
government forces; loyalist army
a little bit; a little while
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
again; once more; a second time
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in that way; thus; so; so?
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be engrossed; to be enthralled