teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
study; diligence; discount; reduction
mountain road; mountain trail
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
later on; eventually; afterwards
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
floor above; floor upstairs
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
these days; nowadays; recently
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to yell; to rant; to rave
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency