fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
approximate age; age range
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to mix; to stir; to blend
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
every place; various places
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
these guys; these fellows
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
everybody; every last one of them; all
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look around; to take a view of
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to well up; to burst; to arise
one of these days; someday; one day
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
homogenization; homogenisation
number of births; number of babies born
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
everyone at once; everyone together
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)