dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be reminded of; to call to mind
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
equality; impartiality; evenness
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
year in, year out; always; 24-7
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
infant; baby; little child
to quit one's job; to resign
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
indefinitely; for a long time
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house