loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
height (of body); stature
separation from the world
true heart; inner feelings
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
national crisis; national disaster
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
selfless (pious, righteous) man
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
while alive; during one's lifetime
visage; voice and countenance
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
Bulgaria; spirited; rising; sudden; abrupt
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
acquaintance; appreciative friend
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
portrait of deceased person
one's house; one's home; one's family
brewer; distiller; vintner
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
not employed; holding a post but having no duties
influential person; man of importance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous