state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
edict; public announcement
twig used in grafting; budwood
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
killing time; staving off boredom
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed