to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
senior; veteran; old-timer
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
matter of time; question of time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to unfold; to unroll; to open
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
snake; serpent; large snake
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around