earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
very careful; thoroughly prepared
waterproof sheet; tarpaulin; tarp; flysheet (of a tent)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
card (with a message written on it)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to cause to swell; to inflame
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
doing whatever one pleases
younger people; future generations
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
a rival horse or candidate
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar