smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
-less; lacking; non-existing
uninhabited island; desert island
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly