candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
reaching the shore; docking a boat
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
river surface; surface of a river
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to blow through; to blow across
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend