alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
great difference; big difference; wide margin
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to lose sight of; to miss
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
torrent (file); torrenting
be on your guard!; take care!
to bind (with rope, etc.)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
with a bump; with a clunk
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
seedling; sapling; young tree
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
useless; no good; hopeless
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)