wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
just a minute; small quantity
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to dye; to colour; to color
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
accumulating good deeds; doing good
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
edge of town; outskirts of a village
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen