Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
highest grade; superlative degree
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
people; men and women; each person; everybody
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(written) work; book; writings