rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
full of troubles, difficulties
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
great man; hero; master mind
to stay (at); to stop (at)
news; word; tidings; omen
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
(arch.) wild boar; infant wild boar; pig
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); (lit.) baskets of rice and vessels of congee
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
cultivated field (for rice, etc.)
official telegram; (diplomatic) cable
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)