to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
marriage ceremony; wedding
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
toast; congratulatory cup
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
objection; dissent; protest
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to do for (the sake of someone else)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
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
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly