tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
change in the law; legal reform
time; hour; season; time of the year
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
several years; a few years
to concern; to be related
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
longing for; burning desire
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance