younger scholar; future reference
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to put into the mouth; to eat
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to pierce through; to break through
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
preparations for returning (home)
speech; expression; wording; language
(not so) much; (not) very
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
upper half of the body; upper body
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unexpected meeting; coincidence
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
great physical power; animal strength
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing