busy; hurried; confused; flurried
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thereupon; shortly thereafter
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
one by one; one after another; successively
dominion; territory; possession
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
great emperor; ... the Great
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
calamity; disaster; accident
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
sick person; patient; invalid