once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
compilation; editing; recording
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
assistant ...; probationary ...
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
personality; character; individuality; personhood
parting; separation; farewell
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
space (room, area, outer space)
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
powerful person; influential person
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
realistic; practical; feasible
masturbation; self consolation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend