focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
persistence; single-mindedness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
at first; in the beginning; originally
imagination; supposition; guess
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
on the way back; when about to go back
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lately; recently; nowadays
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)