to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how much; how many; to what extent
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stairs; stairway; staircase
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
time around sunset; early evening
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
light two-wheeled trailer (towed by bicycle, pulled by hand, etc.)
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
here and there; in places
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
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.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come