doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to get late; to advance; to wear on
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dry riverbed; river beach
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to finish ...; to do ... completely
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time