resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
should; must; -able; probably; likely
black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
at that time; in those days
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
plainly; clearly; vividly
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to dye; to colour; to color
quite; utterly; really; completely
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to go along; to walk along; to follow
drop (e.g. of water); drip
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable