first thing in the morning
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to lose sight of; to miss
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
river; stream; River; the ... river
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
third day of the month; three days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
preface; introduction; preamble
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to add (to); to add on; to append
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to blossom; to flower; to bloom