as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to tower over the surroundings
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
threat; intimidation; menace
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
stingy; cheap; very frugal
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter