target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
gardening; puttering around in the garden
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
very young; little; childish; immature
memories; recollections; reminiscence
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
last night; yesterday evening
failure; mistake; blunder
summer vacation; summer holiday