neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to toady; to be obsequious
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
in the mountains; among the mountains
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to arrive home; to return
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
emperor (of Japan); mikado
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
optimist; easy-going person
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
miser; niggard; cheapskate
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
trauma (usu. psychological)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea