indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
plural; multiple; several
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
comparatively; relatively
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to entrust; to leave to a person
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
silence; stillness; quietness
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
domestic affairs; internal administration
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
exclusivism; exclusionism
district; section; sector
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
news; word; tidings; omen
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity