warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
novel; original; new; innovative
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to become red; to redden; to blush
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
many; much; plenty; hardly
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
study; library; den; home office; reading room
like this; in this way; as you see
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
witnessing; observing; sighting
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
(dead) end; end of the line
room for rent (lease); room to let; office space for rent (lease)
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
general public; the masses