early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
Kinai (the five provinces in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
loser; defeated person; the defeated
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
advocate; defender; champion; backer
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
aspect; phase; condition; modality
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
frequent; densely packed; thick
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
being (somewhere); sitting
using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede