arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
drinking water; potable water
creation; generation; formation; derivation
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
fireball; bolide; fireball