mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
sublime; noble; high-minded
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
silence; stillness; quietness
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
producer (film, TV, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
if it is (the case that ...)