mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
prompt; immediate; in real time
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
correction; revision; amendment
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
lost article; something forgotten
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
present (brought by a visitor); gift
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
black ground; black cloth
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to well up; to burst; to arise
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone