child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
property; fortune; assets
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
archeologist; archaeologist
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to speak; to hear a voice
European pear (Pyrus communis)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
loveable; very likeable; like very much
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed