district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
design; idea; conception; plan
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
bright green; chartreuse green
here and there; in places
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fading; faded colour; faded color
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
single word; a few words; brief comment
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance