low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to begin talking; to open up
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Zhejiang Province (China)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
story; tale; talk; discussion
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
middle of the night; dead of night
garden lantern; hanging lantern
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recreation; diversion; relaxation
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well