alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
edge; relative; relations; border
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
to place firmly; to hit very hard
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
space dust; cosmic dust; interstellar dust
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
automatic; intransitive verb
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)