eternity; perpetuity; permanence
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
way (of doing); manner; method
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
what do you want?; can I help you?
odds and ends; all; every
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
being left out; being ostracized
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
particularly; only; in the case of
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote