to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
loss; defeat; counter for losses
counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
three kinds; three varieties
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
late autumn (fall); ninth month of the lunar calendar
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
pessimism; disappointment
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof