wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
third day of the month; three days
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
speaking voice; talking voice
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be absorbed in reading
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
journey; route of a journey
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
scenery; scene; landscape
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
fifth day of the month; five days
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness