mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
custom; habit; customary practice
reason; cause; circumstances
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
by today; before the day is over
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
loveable; very likeable; like very much
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cruise; navigation; sailing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to shake; to sway; to waver
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which