one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
as (for); for; in the capacity of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now; the present time; just now; another; more
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
successive generations; successive emperors
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of