criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to cause a person trouble
to claim victims; to leave casualties
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to pass (of time); to elapse
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sunlight; rays of the Sun
yearned for; longed for; missed
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible