janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
pupil; student; schoolchild
guardians; parents; father and older brother
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
counter for choices, options, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to stop talking; to be silent
already; now; no longer; not any more
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(period of) a year; during an era
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
river; stream; River; the ... river
district; section; sector
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
upper reaches of a river; upstream
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice