growing thickly; growing densely
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
rule; reign; peaceful times
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
in proportion to; according to; depending on
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
long ago; a long time ago; already
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
coach and four; four horse coach
to come and go; to go back and forth
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
coming and going; traffic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
each house; every house; many houses