sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
literal translation; direct translation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
water's edge; beach; shore
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one's native language; Japanese
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
wind and string instruments; music
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in accordance with; according to
trouble; distress; sorrow
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
front; frontage; facade; main
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
loss; defeat; counter for losses
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack