seedling; sapling; young tree
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
recreation; diversion; relaxation
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
waterproofing; making watertight
special order; custom order; bespoke (goods)
smallish; on the small side
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
experimental; provisional
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
within the year; before the year is out