year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
conviction; belief; confidence
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be needed; to be wanted
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's the way it is; such is life
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
all; entire; whole; altogether
expression; presentation; representation; notation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
hey there; I say; see here
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug