order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
vase; vase for floral offerings
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
prudence; discretion; thought
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
you (plural); all of you; you all
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front