strange; rare; novel; curious
abstruse; occult; mysterious
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
everyday life; daily life
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fairyland; enchanted land
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
light; easy; non-serious; minor
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
continuously; constantly; incessantly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
monster; mysterious demon; evil spirit
other than; excluding; without