to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
war; fighting; fierce competition
manly; masculine; like a man
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
establishing oneself in life; success in life
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
yearning; longing for; deep affection
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
artist; painter; illustrator
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable