opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
January; first month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
overestimation; overvaluing
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
free time; time at leisure
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
palatial residence; stately mansion
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to join together; to combine; to join up
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
mature woman; middle-aged woman
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject