the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
coloured carp; colored carp
opening and shutting; opening and closing
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
suddenly; all of a sudden
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
novel; story; (work of) fiction
fine performance; excellent performance
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
accumulation; accumulate; store
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to order; to command; to appoint
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief