thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
home area; home town; local
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
choices; alternatives; options
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man