bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
that day; the very same day
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
feng (male Chinese firebird)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
final appeal to the highest court
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
paleoanthropic man (e.g. Neanderthal)
mechanism; organization; organisation
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be erected; to be built
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs