thousand years; millennium; perpetuity; eternity
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
lately; recently; these days
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
the (dusty) world; earthly affairs; the madding crowd (of society); daily troubles of life
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pass on an order; to pass the word
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
rainy; showery; inclement
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
suspicious-looking; fishy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
early on; earlier on; from early
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
diagnosis; medical examination
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange