unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
that; the matter in question
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
on the occasion of; at the time of
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
punishment; judgement; judgment
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
indicate reason; infers some protest
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
article; news story; report; account
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pointing out; identification
disinheritance; disowning