to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
feel (of a material); texture
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
if so; in that case; in that situation
to become familiar (to one's ears)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
main cause; primary factor