one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
interference; intervention; meddling
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to govern; to manage; to subdue
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
family; relatives; dependents; household
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
beyond that point; after that
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(present) head of a family