reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
abuse; misuse; perversion
in its entirety; whole; wholly
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
self-defense; self-defence
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to become locked; to lock
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
doorknob; door knob; door handle
way; method; means; (technical) specification
changing completely; transformation
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
infancy; childhood; tender age
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to go out and away; to leave
insolent fellow; rude fellow
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty