it is not (like that) either
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
mountain range; mountain belt
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
as far as the eye can see
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name