to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reopening; resumption; restarting
to feel depressed; to be down
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
water's edge; waterside; shore
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
society; the world; the times
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
20th day of the month; 20 days
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
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.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
forgetting; lapse of memory