earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
destruction; collapse; crumbling
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
beyond that point; after that
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
eight-sided shape; octagon
door; gate; opening; title page
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming