dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
incident; affair; happening; event
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)