regulating reservoir; retention basin; balancing pond; stormwater management pond
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how many years; how long; what year
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
blighted love; disappointed love
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
tune (melody, piece of music)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
land readjustment; town planning
comparatively; relatively
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to polish up; to shine up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly