surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(dead) end; end of the line
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to be busy at work; to work diligently
second; number two; runner-up
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
an assortment; combination
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indescribable; having no way to express
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
torii; Shinto shrine archway
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?