methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
descendant; posterity; offspring
official announcement; proclamation
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
heritage railway train (typically running on a scenic tramway previously used for logging or mining); sightseeing train
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
fate; destiny; predestination
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to flare up; to burst into flames
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
serious; not joking; straight
is it?; isn't it?; be; is