March; third month of the lunar calendar
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
favourite book; favorite book
writing (e.g. as a profession)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
study; pursuit of knowledge
medical care; medical treatment
residing; living; dwelling
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to take; to catch; to capture
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
internal troubles; domestic discord
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
the instability of a political situation; political instability
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made