household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
importation; ingression; migration; transfection
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
fortune-telling; divination
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
divine command; heaven's will
to congratulate; to wish one well
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
either way; in any case; one way or another
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
boastful speech; bragging
not long has passed since ...
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to solicit; to demand; to extort
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
neighboring village; neighbouring village
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
100,000; hundred thousand
authentic work (as opposed to a fake)
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
ahead; before; the future