emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
stairs; stairway; staircase
the opposite sex; isomerism
order; sequence; procedure
nature; property; disposition
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
retired and quiet; secluded
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
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed