direct unforked road; straight path
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
number of times; frequency; count
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
scenery; scene; landscape
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
the last moment; the very end
opening and shutting; opening and closing
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to become distant; to recede
the opposite direction; the other way