youth; springtime of life; adolescent
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
snake; serpent; large snake
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
hero; manly person; warrior
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to become red; to redden; to blush
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
noble; lofty; high-minded
unbending; inflexible; tenacity; indomitableness
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
hard struggle; strenuous effort
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
new book; new publication
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to be helpful; to be useful
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
tenth day of the month; ten days
review (of learned material); revision