interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
length (of an animal); body length
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
Sha Wujing; Sandy (character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West)
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild