site; point on a map; spot
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to look around; to survey
behind; in the rear; in back
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
packhorse; workhorse; hack
high ground; plateau; heights
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to provide; to arrange; to install
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
four corners; four ordinal directions
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
deployment; spreading out; dispersal