continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
that is to say; so that means
observation; survey; watching
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
tension; mental strain; nervousness
two persons; two people; pair; couple
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
difficult to approach; inaccessible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be silent; to say nothing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...