to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tradition; legend; folklore
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
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)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
factory; plant; mill; workshop
how; in what way; how about
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity