connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
piling up; multiple layers
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
house built on sand; house of cards
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away