road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
every evening; night after night
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
wind and wave; rough seas
a little bit; a little while
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
early (days); initial stage; initial
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
hard fight; difficult struggle
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
biological parent; real parent
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool