to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear
second day of the month; two days
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
immediately; right away; on the spot
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
highway route (Edo period); main route
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
manly; masculine; like a man
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
older brother and younger sister
quarrel; dispute; argument
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
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means