grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
reading aloud; recitation
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement
to look away; to avert one's eyes
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late