gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
in succession; one by one
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
in comparison to; rather than
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
smoothly; easily; readily
approximate age; age range
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unable to resist; unable to suppress
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...