custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
three days and three nights
to approach; to draw near
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey