coastal waters; adjacent seas
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
within the family; in the home; domestic
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
leaving everything up to someone else
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
straying; wandering (off course)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to make merry; to be festive
superiority complex; sense of superiority
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
natural; intrinsic; from birth
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant