half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
large tree; big tree; huge tree
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
don't you think?; indicates question
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
distinction; differentiation; classification
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)