bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
sultry; muggy; steamy; 6th month of the lunar calendar
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
roadside tree; row of trees
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to invite in; to show someone in
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be silent; to say nothing
traditional; conventional
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to intend; to be sure that
having said that; on the other hand
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
complete set; all; everything
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
Imperial chrysanthemum emblem
to rank next to; to come after
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of