early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
matter of time; question of time
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
hard to reach place; remote place
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)