considerably; fairly; quite
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
time; hour; season; time of the year
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coherence; order; focus; point
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hokora; small wayside shrine
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress