light; faint; pale; fleeting
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to grimace; to make a wry face
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
leader (of an alliance); leading power
place; situation; position; location
matter of time; question of time
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
messenger; envoy; emissary