several weeks; a few weeks
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to rock; to shake; to swing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
place; situation; position; location
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost