I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to add (e.g. a postscript)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
double; twice (as much); twofold
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
as far as the eye can see
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
innumerable; countless; numberless
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily