high window; clerestory window
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
too much; excessively; too
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
directly; in person; firsthand
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to go along; to walk along; to follow
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark