fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
distinction; differentiation; classification
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
time; season; period; phase; stage
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
(not so) much; (not) very
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to take root; to strike root
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to tumble down; to roll down
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to pluck; to pick; to tear
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
Teflon; brand name for polytetrafluorethylene