prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
January; first month of the lunar calendar
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
shepherd; German shepherd
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Great Dane (breed of dog)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one more time; once more; once again
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious