dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
view without saying a word; tacit permission
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
restraint; restriction; control; check
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
your will; your wishes; your request
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
world situation; world affairs
one end; an end; part; fragment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
accurate; correct; precise; exact
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began