early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
cold; coldness; chilliness
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
delusion; trick of the imagination
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
seniority by length of service
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
important post; important office; key position
personnel management; personnel administration
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
power; authority; influence
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
article; thing; object; property; real estate
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to look down on; to condescend
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
woman who forced her husband into marriage
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot