underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
living thing; organism; creature; biology
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
(social) position; status
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
retention; maintenance; preservation
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
technical skill; ability; capacity
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to cause someone to worry