very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
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
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
incident; affair; happening; event
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!