carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
older brother; elder brother
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
mail; postal matter; postal item
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
four characters; four letters
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
the ways of the world; human nature
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
convenient; expedient; makeshift
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
number of characters; number of letters; word count
inheritance; something given or received
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be the ruin of (a person)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
stirring; rousing oneself
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
main; principal; chief; primary; major
good young man; agreeable youth