year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
at that time; in those days
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
scenery; scene; landscape
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
manner of using one's hands
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
front; frontage; facade; main
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to fail to catch; to ignore
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings