yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded; bowing with one's hands locked together in front of one's chest (form of Chinese salute)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to withstand; to be able to endure
(Edo-period) chief minister
executives; top management; governing body
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
confronting the enemy; hostilities
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to storm (a house, castle, etc.); to raid; to attack
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
private document; personal letter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
pending question; unresolved problem
to consult (someone); to talk something over
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
settlement; solution; resolution
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon
circular; circulating letter
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
distrust; unjust suspicion
paper crane; origami crane
withdrawing from a castle
ordinary; common; mediocre
scene; spectacle; sight; view
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)