aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
government office; agency; board
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
the present year; at that time
good young man; agreeable youth
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
child prodigy; wonder child
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
revival; restoration; resuscitation
adverse circumstances; adversity
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to hide; to keep to oneself
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners