year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
firm promise; definite promise
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
so; like this; in this way
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
thereupon; shortly thereafter
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to well up; to burst; to arise
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
suddenly; all of a sudden
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
silence; stillness; quietness
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit