custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dwelling; house; residence; address
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to leave this world; to die
country; territory; domain; realm
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
peace agreement; peace accord
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
progress; being under way
February; second month of the lunar calendar
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
management; administration; operation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up