short pause; short interval
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
opposite; reverse; contrary
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
place to go; place one can go
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to breathe out; to exhale
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange