tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to move forward; to move on
for example; for instance; e.g.
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
to move (house); to change residence
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to smile (at); to grin (at)
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
wet nurse; nursing mother