to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
February; second month of the lunar calendar
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
number one; first; best; most; game; round