first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
very recently; in the very recent past
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen
overlapping; piling; stacking
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
delicate; gentle; fleeting
root; joint; base; crotch
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
mature; becoming precocious
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
witnessing; observing; sighting
growth period; growing season
(Japanese) National Land Agency