foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be transparent; to show through
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to increase; to add to; to augment
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
none of your business; not your concern
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
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)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season