daytime; during the day; Japan and China
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
ambitious; motivated; willful
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
stable supply; reliable supply
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be in danger of; to be liable to
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
succession; continuation; series; sequence
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
to be manageable; to be able to handle
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
ordinary citizen; the general public
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
remaining silent; keeping secret
persistence; single-mindedness
to whine; to make feeble complaints
same trade; same business; same profession
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
vice; immorality; corruption
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)