quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
near; close; beside; third person
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
meaning; connotation; denotation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
form; shape; figure; visage
from the viewpoint of; according to
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
rushing around; running wild
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be conspicuous; to stand out