concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
woman; female; feminine gender
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
I see; that's right; indeed
notice; attention; observation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
action of making something; -ification