interval; break; rift (in clouds)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
visions of glory; evanescent glory
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
firm; unshakeable; resolute
establishment; settlement
bakery; baker; pastry shop
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
matter to be checked or investigated
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left