tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
remaining years (of one's life)
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
too much; excessively; too
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out
child prodigy; wonder child
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
support; backing; aid; assistance
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
political principle, policy or platform
change; alteration; modification
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly