refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
abstract or impracticable theory
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
first sign of the Chinese calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Water Boar (60th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
propriety; right or wrong; justice
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
bated breath; being cowed into silence
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
very much; exceedingly; extremely
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
action of making something; -ification