faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
spring water; clear (pure) water
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
many; much; plenty; hardly
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
of course; certainly; naturally
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to serve; to work for; to attend
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
article; thing; object; property; real estate
junior high school student; middle school pupil
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
much less; to say nothing of
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)