occasionally; once in a while; now and then
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
at least; at most; (even) just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
contradiction; inconsistency
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to close (one's eyes); to shut
representative; exemplary; model
creation; Creation (by God)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
reason; grounds; circumstances
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known