China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
way of speaking; intimation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
internal organ; viscera; gut
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to give a round of applause; to applaud
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to jest; to clown (around)