book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
one-by-one; separately; in detail
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
unedited remarks; frank opinions
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
in the end; on top of that
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
government; administration; statesmanship
our country; our land; one's own country
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite