year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
three days and three nights
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
gambling den; gambling house
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
general mobilization; full mobilization
to boost; to force up; to push up
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to be smeared; to be covered
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to rest one's chin in one's hands
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish