humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
great success; huge success
main cause; primary factor
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thunderstorm; thundershower
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
good (place to leave off); convenient
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
elegance; taste; refinement
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)