December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
apparent age (of someone); rough age
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
older brother and younger sister
headache inducing; vexing
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
abundant harvest; bumper crop
settler; colonist; immigrant
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
planting; planting out; transplanting
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
permanent; perpetual; lasting
in accordance with; according to
homecoming; return to one's home
present (brought by a visitor); gift
how to use; method for using; way of using
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
proposed site; site chosen
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
pushing through (e.g. a proposal); bulldozing; doing something by force; arm-twisting
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of