first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
snapping one's fingers; finger snap
belongings; appendage; accessory
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
children's story; fairy tale
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
blank space; margin; blank canvas
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles