fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
mountain ridge; near a mountain
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
rice reaping; rice harvesting
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of