light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
internal or domestic affairs
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
way; method; means; resource; course
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
until now; so far; up to the present
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
military authorities; army circles
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)