condition; state (of health); appearance
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
twice; again; second time
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
time; hour; season; time of the year
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
increase in the average age of childbirth
attendance; presence; appearance
news; word; tidings; omen
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
father; dad; husband; you; he
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
one edge; one end; one side
settlement; solution; resolution
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee