candidate;  contender;  prospect;  candidacy;  candidature;  nomination
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
 (an) exile;  vagrant;  wanderer;  nomad
 ship;  boat;  tank;  tub;  counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
 reaching the shore;  docking a boat
 one;  1;  best;  first;  foremost;  beginning;  start
 full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom);  full blossom
 cherry tree;  cherry blossom;  fake buyer;  paid audience;  hired applauder;  horse meat
 flower;  blossom;  cherry blossom;  beauty;  blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms);  ikebana;  hanafuda
 fall;  drop;  descent;  coming down
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 to let fly;  to make fly;  to skip over;  to leave out;  to run fast;  to drive fast;  to spray
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 spring;  springtime;  New Year;  prime (of life);  height (of one's prosperity);  adolescence
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 sunlight;  rays of the Sun
 to shine on;  to illuminate;  to compare (with);  to refer to
 river surface;  surface of a river
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to shine;  to glitter;  to sparkle
 to blow through;  to blow across
 but (still);  and yet;  nevertheless;  even so;  notwithstanding
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 cold (to the touch);  chilly;  icy;  (emotionally) cold;  coldhearted;  unfeeling
 stuffing;  packing;  end (esp. the foot of a bridge);  lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony;  tea master;  endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively);  sweet eel sauce
 public square;  square;  plaza;  open space;  clearing
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 riverbank;  riverside;  market on the riverbank (esp. fish market);  place (for activities);  venue
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to gather;  to collect;  to assemble
 poor;  needy;  lacking (quantity and quality-wise);  poor;  scanty
 dress;  attire;  clothing;  getup;  outfit;  personal appearance
 coolie;  laborer;  labourer;  carrier
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 stain;  spot;  smudge;  spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot);  blemish;  discoloration
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common
 man;  male;  fellow;  guy;  male lover;  boyfriend