I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
worthless; pointless; useless
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
January; first month of the lunar calendar
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
extermination; expulsion; destruction
a follower; yield allegiance to
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
that year; same year; same age
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Buddhist memorial service
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
government service; official position; civil service
study; diligence; discount; reduction
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral