latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
caution; admonition; warning
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
sympathy; compassion; pity
sunlight filtering through trees
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
protracted war; war of attrition