to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to wash away; to rinse off
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
influence; effect; impact
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
even if not; even without
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)