year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to turn towards; to point
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
with a start; with a jump
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
such; like that; that sort of; very
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
while; during; while; although; all; both
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
person of culture; cultured person
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
fast-talking; rapid talking