wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
breath; breathing; tone; mood
pure and innocent; immaculate
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
weird; disgusting; sickening
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
whole face; all over one's face
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
thoroughly; through and through
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious