important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters
government service; the bureaucracy
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
weave; weaving; woven item
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
(one's) youth; one's younger days
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
historic; historical; traditional
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
fate; destiny; predestination
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
inspection; examination; survey
(period of) a year; during an era
to need; to demand; to take; to require
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)