to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
other than; excluding; without
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
north face; north side; the north; facing north
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)