form; shape; figure; visage
alternately; by turns; one after the other
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
man; male; masculine gender
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
alternation of generations
having children; attempting to conceive
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty