cold weather in early spring
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
science institute; scientific laboratory
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
factory; plant; mill; workshop
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to wander; to roam from place to place
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
shooting range; firing range; rifle range; shooting gallery
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
two (long cylindrical things)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to begin to bloom; to come out
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to farm; to cultivate a field
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant