to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
trial; judgement; judgment
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
introductory text; introductory essay
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
burlesque; low comedy; farce
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
calamity; disaster; misfortune
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
all you have to do is; just; that's all
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to have learning; to be educated
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work