to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
wood (for building); lumber; timber
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
appearance; air; mien; getup
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
elementary level; beginner level
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to have one's horizons broadened
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Water Ox (50th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
88 years old; (arch.) rice
Fire Sheep (44th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible