association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
to begin; to set about; to start
fresco; mural; wall painting
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
how many months?; how long?
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
something like ...; something called ...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
messenger; envoy; emissary
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
menstruation; menstrual period
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
lying face down; upside down; prone
circulation of the blood; apprehension
bowel movement; evacuation
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be sooty; to be stained
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
circulation (of the blood)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful