first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
night attack; nocturnal assault
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
isolation; being alone; being friendless
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
hokora; small wayside shrine
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace