moat; fosse; canal; ditch
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
military personnel; soldier
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
horizon (related to land)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
practice; practising; training; study
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be too numerous; to be too much
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
very; much; greatly; a lot of
coating (esp. lacquering)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike