whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
maintenance; preservation; improvement
how; in what way; how about; questionable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
sphere; circle; range; category
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless
near oneself; close to one; familiar
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
too (much); overly; excessively
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when