dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
small; fine; detailed; stingy
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to fly around; to scatter
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
fresh verdure; new green leaves
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me