showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to mix; to stir; to blend
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
have a good day; take care; see you
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
troublesome; annoying; complicated
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
without permission; without notice
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
moving tale; impressive tale
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at first; initially; in the beginning