Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
witnessing; observing; sighting
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to be needed; to be wanted