forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
very great; enormous; serious
power; authority; influence
to encamp; to take up a position
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
everywhere; all over; throughout
toast; congratulatory cup
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to find out; to discover; to locate
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding