to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
decapitation; decapitated head
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
system; institution; organization; organisation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to be pregnant; to be with child
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
confections; sweets; candy; cake
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sounding each other out; probing each other
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
spot; point; place; position
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something