it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 to approach;  to draw near;  to get close;  to get acquainted with;  to get closer to;  to get to know
 very;  extremely;  terrible;  horrid;  remarkable;  extraordinary
 warm;  mild;  warm (of a colour);  mellow;  having enough money
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 even though;  despite;  when
 fingertip;  finger;  toe tip;  toe
 strangeness;  abnormality;  disorder
 approximately;  about;  to (about) the extent that;  (almost) enough that;  as ... as ...;  like
 cold (to the touch);  chilly;  icy;  (emotionally) cold;  coldhearted;  unfeeling
 left hand;  left-hand side;  left-hand direction;  (on) the left
 right hand;  right-hand side;  right-hand direction;  (on) the right
 tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.);  firmly;  forcefully (e.g. push);  hard
 to clasp;  to grasp;  to hold (the answer);  to have (e.g. the solution);  to seize (power);  to hold (the reins)
 how long;  how much;  to what extent
 resistance;  opposition;  reluctance;  repulsion;  resistance;  drag
 to;  for;  from the standpoint of;  as far as ... is concerned
 depression;  melancholy;  dejection;  gloom;  despondency
 chapter one;  first chapter
 half;  semi-;  half-past;  odd number; (arch.)  unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 fast (walking);  quick;  brisk;  quick (passing of time);  rapid;  swift
 corridor;  hallway;  passageway
 side (of something, or taking someone's side);  part;  (watch) case
 to open;  to undo;  to bloom;  to unfold;  to open (for business, e.g. in the morning);  to be wide (gap, etc.);  to widen
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 to shake;  to sway;  to waver
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 new;  novel;  fresh;  recent;  latest;  up-to-date
 green;  greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
 breath;  sign (of something new and fresh);  breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.);  vitality
 eye;  eyeball;  eyesight;  sight;  look;  stare;  notice
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 university;  college;  former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators);  the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
 second-year student;  biennial
 February;  second month of the lunar calendar
 last third of a month;  21st to the last day of a month
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 scenery;  scene;  landscape
 to look at;  to gaze at;  to look out over;  to get a view of;  to look on (from the sidelines);  to stand by and watch