metre; meter; meter; gauge
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
silence; stillness; quietness
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
place where one works; construction site; working area
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
tradition; legend; folklore
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold