duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
every month; monthly; month by month
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to begin; to set about; to start
writing (e.g. as a profession)
as usual; as is one's habit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
continuous track; caterpillar track
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
considerably; fairly; quite
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
at least; at most; (even) just
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
wise man; philosopher; sage
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering