mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
time; hour; period; class
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Lü Buwei (?-235 BCE), Chinese politician
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
family; relatives; dependents; household
same; similar; (just) like; equal
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
prime minister (in ancient China)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to