the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
body; physical system; (the) person
each place; various places
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
long (time that has passed); old (story)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to strip and leave clothes lying around
calm; composed; leisurely