tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
as if it were about oneself
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
memory; sense; experience
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to let one's hair hang down
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching