to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
infant; baby; little child
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to spend time (on doing something)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
commencing with; including
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid