the people; the public; the world
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
Western food; Western-style food
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to translate; to interpret
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
questionnaire; survey; poll
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)