to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
selection; choice; screening
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
group; bunch; crowd; group
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
absolute beginner; complete amateur
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
charming; fascinating; attractive
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to need; to call for; to require
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
100,000; hundred thousand
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
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(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
planning; plan; project; arrangements
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why