no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
deep affection; excessive love
transparency; degree of clearness
another; different; something else
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
staff with plaited paper streamers
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine