oversight; omission; mistake
honorific affix; honorific prefix
order; command; life; destiny; fate
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
this is why; this means; it is the case that
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
set of three; three sets; three classes
to throw at; to turn; to raise
two classes; double; two sets
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
festival merrymaking; revelry
some time ago; the other day
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
good; goodness; right; virtue
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging