oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
preview (of an exhibition); private viewing
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
government housing for officials
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to investigate; to examine
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
returning (to the authorities); restoring
annual installment; annual instalment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ledger; original record; register
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
second (unit of time); arc second
suspicious-looking; fishy
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
being comfortable; relaxing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
personnel (of public building)