Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
ongoing; in progress; afoot
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to become better; to improve
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
in the meanwhile; during the time
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
continuation; succession; series; continuous
railway bridge; iron bridge
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense