push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one cause; one reason; one factor
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to subsist; to keep on living
comfort; consolation; diversion
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
night watch; fire watchman
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to burst open; to pop; to split
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
friendly relations; social relations; social life
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation