correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
Wood Monkey (21st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1944, 2004, 2064)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
later report; further information; further news; later retribution (for one's deed); later compensation
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Incheon (South Korea); Inchon
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment