Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
government service; the bureaucracy
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
restoration; revival; resurgence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
literally; to the letter; literal
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
plainly; clearly; vividly
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
spring day; spring sunlight
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
exchange of blows; long rally
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)