any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the late emperor; preceding emperor
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh