tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
discovery; detection; finding
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
worst; worst-case (scenario)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to rank next to; to come after
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to stop walking; to pause
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
it is not (like that) either
impudent; shameless; brazen
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
persistence; single-mindedness
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner