year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
serious; not joking; straight
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to dye; to colour; to color
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
and then; and so; and; so then
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
by means of; due to; because of; according to
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes