thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to cease; to stop; to be over
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
moment by moment; hour by hour
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
without; unless; have to do
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
next year; next fiscal year
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)