more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
preparation; provision; guarding
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
association; society; organization; organisation
to be prolonged; to drag on
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
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)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
feeling keenly; fully realizing
surroundings; environs; circumference
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents