speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
drop of water; polka dots
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
indescribable; having no way to express
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
this sort of; this type of
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to peel; to skin; to pare
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
as far as the eye can see
horizon (related to land)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass