to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
memories; recollections; reminiscence
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
pickled vegetables; pickles
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable