halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
strength; power; proficiency; ability
feeling keenly; fully realizing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
letter; missive; note; mail
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
damp; moist (negative nuance)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
police; police officer; police station
to telephone; to make a phone call
(electric) torch; flashlight
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
clearly; distinctly; vividly
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
article; news story; report; account