to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
vassals; retainers; followers
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
(in the same way) as before; as always
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
assorted (female) medical disorders; blood vessels
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
spot; point; place; position
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
tag (children's game); tig
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
grand; imposing; magnificent
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
imperial decree; imperial edict
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
first day of the month; the first of the month
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world