fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
war situation; progress of a battle
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
impossible; unlikely; improbable
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
dignity; majesty; sanctity
Hirayama Aya (1984.1.13-)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
major cleanup; spring cleaning