to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
one day; (on) a certain day
open field; empty lot; plain
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Watanabe Atsushi (1947.11-)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
along the river; riverside
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
immediately; right away; at once; instantly