to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
modern poetry; modern-style poetry
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
concrete; tangible; material
recovery; rescue; recapture
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
older brother; elder brother
special; particular; peculiar; unique
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
circulation; dissemination
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor