on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
near; close; beside; third person
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex