gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
fresh verdure; new green leaves
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
criticism; critique; review; commentary
hard to get; hard to come by
leader; guide; mentor; coach
virtue; charm; merit; good point
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to become red; to redden; to blush
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
with a friendly grin; smilingly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
please; somehow or other; one way or another
as if it were about oneself
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
secret; private; surreptitious
without leaving any trace
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say