body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
had better ...; had better not ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to lead someone around by the nose
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
handful; small amount; small number
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
as far as the eye can reach; as far as the eye can see
migratory bird; bird of passage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter