tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
left side; left-hand side
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
servile submission; subservience
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
indolence; laziness; sloth
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
whether one does or does not
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression