quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
light and darkness; light and shade
contrast; antithesis; comparison
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
gypsy rose (Scabiosa japonica); gipsy rose; scabiosa
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
mountain range; mountain belt
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
conifer; needle-leaved tree