favorable circumstances; prosperity
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
adverse circumstances; adversity
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to torment; to torture; to harass
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
third day of the month; three days
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal