(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
and then; and so; and; so then
one day; (on) a certain day
waste of time; killing time
to paint (draw) a picture
in case of; at that time; at this time
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to add; to write a postscript
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
people; men and women; each person; everybody
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
such; like that; that sort of; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic