light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
surroundings; environs; circumference
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
of course; certainly; naturally
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to say; to tell; to state; to do
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
posterity; future life; life to come
writing; book; (literary) work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)