aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
imperial order; imperial decree
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
terrible luck; very bad luck
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
surrounding at a distance
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
person who is ...; thing that is ...
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
warmly; cordially; with tender care
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings