dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is not (like that) either
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...