to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
just because; even if; even though
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
meaning; significance; sense
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
of course; certainly; naturally
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
as (for); for; in the capacity of
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in comparison to; rather than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
arrest; apprehension; capture
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise