to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
on the way home from work
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(writing, painting) brush
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
insecticide; insect repellent
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
stocking up (on); hoarding
evidence; (positive) test results
tax withholding at the source
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
taking something apart and rebuilding it from scratch; wiping the slate clean; starting anew; lottery wheel
good or bad luck; fortune