inside; interior; inner part
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
princess; daughter of a nobleman
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
certainly; surely; definitely
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
in accordance with; according to
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
number of persons; personnel
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
even though; despite; when
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
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