action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
gasping; breathing heavily
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
Japan and the Philippines
the same night; that night
audience; attendance; hearers
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
outside world; physical world
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
cutting; trimming; shearing; pruning
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
blighted leaves; diseased leaves
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
the tip of a spear; the edge at the very tip of a sword
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to surge (water or waves)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
your good wishes; your kind intentions
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work