to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
inspection; examination; check
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
pull; patronage; tug; discount
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
serious; severe; grave; acute
kitchen; financial situation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned