message; informative matter
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
distant land; remote location; distant province
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
being very busy; busyness
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
quiet; still; surreptitious
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to be responsive; to show immediate results
another order; different order; special mission
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to burst open; to pop; to split
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
attendee; participant; person present
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
to arrive home; to return
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
leader; authority; mainstay
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology