part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
already; now; no longer; not any more
to keep standing; to stand motionless
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
second grade; second class; secondary
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
as a child; when one was a child
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
(social) class; rank; grade
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one grade; first-class; primary
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out