hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
regret; repentance; remorse
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to be conspicuous; to stand out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to ask; to enquire; to query
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
dullard; indecisive person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
traveler; traveller; stranger
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
condition; state (of health); appearance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado