classical elegance; antiquity
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
as (for); for; in the capacity of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
last December; end of last year
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
memorial service for the dead; holding a service