dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as a child; when one was a child
cooperation; collaboration
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
half-sibling (with a different mother)
right of succession; right to the throne
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to be born; to come into the world
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
medical care; medical treatment
level; standard; water level
infants; babies and very young children