the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
accumulation; accumulate; store
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
timewise; temporal; chronal
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
regulation cap; school cap
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first