copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
business; trade; operations; sales
participation; joining; entry; adherence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
two at a time; two by two; in twos
on hand; readily available
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
good feeling; feeling good
in that way; like that; that way
string instrument; stringed instrument
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
one by one; one each; one at a time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up