nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to appear in the newspaper
postcard; memo; note; card
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
ninth day of the month; nine days
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
final; eventual; ultimate
control; management; supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to shave off; to scrape off
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
thought; consideration; thinking
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to make merry; to be festive
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to lend an ear to; to listen to
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy