urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
23rd day of the month; 23 days
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
supply; provision; raising; procurement
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order; postal money order
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
that person; that gentleman; that lady
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi); Cheng-Zhu school
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
electricity; (electric) light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
polite; respectful; reverent
without cause; without reason
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bureau director; office chief
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
confusion; mixing; merger
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration