new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
hedge; fence; border; limit
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
one's house; one's home; one's family
loveable; very likeable; like very much
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
serious look (on one's face); straight face
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to rush over; to run up to
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to collect; to assemble; to gather
height (of body); stature
tall figure; high stature
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-