(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
death from disease; death from illness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
fourth month of the lunar calendar
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
way one walks; one's walk
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
essence; true nature; substance; reality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
gloomy and depressing; mournful
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest