Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
split; division; break up
another thing; other things; another man's property
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(physical) growth; development
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to look after (often medically); to take care of
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing
torus (of a flower); receptacle
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
until now; so far; up to the present
interior; inside; internal
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
coming together; gathering and coming
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
berry (e.g. grape, tomato, banana); fleshy fruit