Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
level ground; plain; flatland
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to crouch; to squat; to cower
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
scenery; scene; landscape
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
this sort of; this type of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)