unfounded; groundless; baseless; absurd; nonsensical
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
quantity or volume of water
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
near the pond; edge of a pond
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to show; to bare (the teeth)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement