one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
obedience; submission; resignation
aggression; invasion; raid
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
invisibly; secretly; privately
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
southern part; the south (of a region)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
ability to get things done
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
place to die; place of death
blood relationship; blood relative
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
postwar period; period after Second World War
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
Legan Lombarda; northern-based opposition alliance; Northern Alliance
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle