number one; first; best; most; game; round
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dear me; I mean; or rather
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to employ; to hire; to charter
how many years; how long; what year
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
street at night; making a night journey
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to be transparent; to show through
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
flour; meal; powder; dust
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
wounded person; injured person
still better; even better