(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
one thin flat object; one sheet
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
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...)
root; source; origin; cause
religious painting; sacred painting
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
general merchant; Jack of all trades
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)