bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
scenery; scene; landscape
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
and; thereupon; because of that
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
and then; and so; and; so then
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit