air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
condensation; formation of dew
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
school building; schoolhouse
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
scene; spectacle; sight; view
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to feel; to sense; to experience
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inside; interior; inner part