unexpected; unforeseen; strange
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
sports ground; sports oval
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
soft tennis (using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee