the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
being initiated (e.g. into the arts); receiving instruction
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
(arch.) all sorts of birds; (arch.) hundreds (and thousands) of birds; plover; Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
deviation; departure; omission
sanctification; consecration
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
place; situation; position; location