management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
memory-making; making memories
like a part of the family
lately; recently; nowadays
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
that's the way it is; such is life
(a place) within one's reach
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to feel; to sense; to experience
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
somehow; for some reason or other