to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
personal opinion; selfishness
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
false charge; slander; defamation
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
complicity; implication; involvement
the nine nearest generations of relatives
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
(how) many times; (how) often
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
ditch with running water; drainage channel
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about