Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
vice-minister; undersecretary
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
beginning; outset; first; onset
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
maritime; marine transportation
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute