colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
bento; Japanese box lunch
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to push (something) against
beginning; outset; first; onset
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
if you think about it; come to think of it
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
derailment; digression; deviation
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
door; gate; opening; title page
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice