strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
love; attachment; lovesickness
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
another thing; exception; special case
utmost limits; extremity; limit
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
mutually; reciprocally; together
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
all night; throughout the night
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted