world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the whole day; all the day
rest; break; recess; intermission
to be prolonged; to drag on
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
time; season; period; phase; stage
youthful; young; young-looking
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sunlight filtering through trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
discovery; detection; finding
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
proposal; proposition; suggestion
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to set on fire; to ignite
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
while; during (the time when)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
many items; pressure of business
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound