to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to call together; to convene
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spreading; infesting; running rampant
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
creation; Creation (by God)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to be charged with a mission
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
sickroom; hospital room; ward
one day; (on) a certain day
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
condition; state (of health); appearance
yearned for; longed for; missed
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
opposite bank; farther shore
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
group; bunch; crowd; group
morning cold; morning chill