whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
all (there is); as long as there is
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to throw open; to leave open
to rock; to shake; to swing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock