state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to happen to hear; to overhear
night attack; nocturnal assault
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
situation; state of things; current affairs
product; produce; result; fruit
leisure; leisure time; spare time
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
outbreak of war; starting a war
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to print; to publish; to begin to print
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
sending; forwarding; shipping
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
war; battle; match; game; competition