the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
and so; therefore; for that reason
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
various countries; various regions; various provinces
common evil; common fault
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
being young yet unambitious; being young but lacking spirit
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
bonsai; miniature potted plant
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back