effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
being dotted with; being scattered
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
late at night; deep in the night
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
anything and everything; just about everything
to be transparent; to leave a gap
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
freely; right and left; as one pleases
laws and regulations; legislation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
dignity; majesty; dignified manner