bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
river; stream; River; the ... river
oldest; most advanced age
award for distinguished service
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
greeting; a fine thing to say
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
last chapter (book, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to underrate; to make light of
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(distinction of) sex; gender
race (of people); type of person
border (between countries); national border
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
pair; the two; both persons; both things
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff