number one; first; best; most; game; round
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
February; second month of the lunar calendar
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
beginning; outset; first; onset
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
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
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking