first year; initial (year)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
reaching; attaining; arrival
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
excessive; too much; unreasonable
chart; diagram; graph; figure
to play a central role; to take a leading part
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
cruelty; hard-heartedness
abandoned mine; disused mine
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various