dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it seems so; that's what it looks like
regulation of freedom of speech
thought control; thought censorship
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
approval and authorization; permits and licences
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
Khmer Rouge (Cambodian communist guerrilla organization)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to have one's knees be about to give way
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to harm; to cause harm to
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to make a speech; to address
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to drop; to let fall; to omit
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate