number one; first; best; most; game; round
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
such; like that; that sort of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
maintenance; preservation; improvement
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.