scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
both sides; two sides; double-sided
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
baby monkey; small monkey
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to distribute; to hand out
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
on the occasion of; at the time of
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
descendant; scion; lineage
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to rest; to relax; to repose
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
running water; flowing water; stream
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to reflect; to throw back light