rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
built-in; fixed; attached
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
drop (e.g. of water); drip
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
acid; sourness; sour taste
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
beginning; outset; first; onset
to serve; to work for; to attend
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
environment; circumstance
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root