decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
annotation; explanatory note; comment
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
study; research; investigation
explanation in detail; full discussion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hundred days; lengthy time
must not; should not; do not
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
dark clouds; black clouds
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ninth day of the month; nine days
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound