to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
since then; from that time; ever since
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as a child; when one was a child
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
ladle; tadpole; musical note
observation; survey; watching
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
summer vacation; summer holiday
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
insect catching; bug catching
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to say; to be called; to do
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on