only recently; just of late
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
regret; repentance; remorse
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
premature death; untimely death; dying young
pupil; student; schoolchild
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
planning; project; plan; design
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Buddhist memorial service
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means