predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
surrounding at a distance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how; in what way; by what means
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
educational institution; school; academy; campus
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
still; even now; to this day
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
military officer; naval officer
to make a success in life
general; popular; common; typical
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
inscrutable; incomprehensible
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
January; first month of the lunar calendar
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hey there; I say; see here
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with