year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
alone; by oneself; on one's own
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
literature; books (reference); document
rather; better; instead; if anything
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful