I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to give the stamp of approval
the following week; the next week
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
six nines (i.e. 99.9999%); sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart