side; beside; feature of a sword blade
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
with a friendly grin; smilingly
should time and circumstances permit
waste of time; killing time
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
no, not like that (but like this)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
event; phenomenon; matter
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
pessimism; disappointment
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
national traits or character; nationality