Buddhist (household) altar
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to accept; to receive; to agree
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to gather; to collect; to assemble
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
one's family; family member
one's original family name; maiden name
some people; a few people; several people
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
shoji (paper sliding door)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
height (of body); stature
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
university student; college student
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind