pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
mental; spiritual; emotional
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
frequency (of occurrence)
scale; scope; plan; structure
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
society; public; community; social studies
small number; few; minority
General Staff Headquarters
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to throw open; to leave open
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting