optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
surroundings; environs; circumference
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to push (something) against
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
wherein; therein; thereinto
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to jump at; to be attracted by
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
even though; despite; when
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern