hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
(interior) corner of a house
viceroy; governor-general
from the viewpoint of; according to
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
step in a Japanese entranceway
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
intention; personal opinion
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
new book; new publication
polite; courteous; hospitable
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be intimate with; to befriend
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment