once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
don't you think?; indicates question
creation; Creation (by God)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
does not; can not; will not
since when; from when; how long
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
since; henceforth; ever since
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to understand; to make out