birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in case of; at that time; at this time
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
regarding highly; attaching importance to
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
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
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
considerably; fairly; quite
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to lie down; to throw oneself down
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
digital versatile disc; DVD