to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
snake; serpent; large snake
mountain road; mountain trail
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
children's story; fairy tale
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
fields (of rice and other crops)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to be jealous; to be envious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
ten (long cylindrical things)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to get drunk; to become tipsy
just above; right overhead
space (room, area, outer space)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew