before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
instant; moment; for an instant
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line