first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
present-day science; modern science
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to surge; to well up; to gush out
job application form; employee satisfaction
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
boastful speech; bragging
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story