present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
what people say; rumours; public opinion
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to give a broad grin; to smirk
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
affectation; pretense; pretence
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
king and princes; noble rank
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
right (to do something); authority; power
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
husband and wife; married couple
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to cease; to stop; to be over
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person