advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to pass (of time); to elapse
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spring day; spring sunlight
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
river; stream; River; the ... river
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)