East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
older brother and younger sister
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
blank space; margin; blank canvas
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
suffix appended to someone else's family members
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles