memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
in advance; beforehand; previously
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
suspicious-looking; fishy
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; according to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
region; limits; stage; level
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn