sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
handrail; railing; banister
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
scene; view; prospect; outlook
beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
depiction; description; portrayal
to record for transmission to posterity
taking a hot bath; bathing at hot springs
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
white horse; unrefined sake
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
broad overview; general survey
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove