preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to go to; to visit; to call on
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
wearing oneself out with work
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
literally; self-explanatorily
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
objection; dissent; protest
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
increase and decrease; fluctuation
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
setting on fire; setting afire
medicine; medical science
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
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
previous lord; late lord; (one's) late father; ancestor
keeping the head cool and feet warm
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
acute febrile illness (e.g. typhoid); disease due to the cold (in traditional Chinese medicine)