yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
election tour; election campaign; stumping
to order; to command; to appoint
just managing; with great difficulty
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to underrate; to make light of
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to be too late; to be too slow
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
charm; incantation; spell; curse
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
last days; the end; one's fate
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets