leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
half the body; half length
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
lower region; lower part; region below
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
while; during (the time when)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
secret; private; surreptitious