platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
fortune-telling; divination
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be found; to be discovered
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(police) detective; criminal matter
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff