to come to see; to come and see; to visit
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
if you do this; if this is the case
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to wash away; to rinse off
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); needle juniper
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be lacking in options; to be too few
fields (of rice and other crops)
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to roll up; to be rolled up
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
match (for lighting a fire)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
everything; anything; nothing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory