suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sudden change; complete change
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
the study or science of religion; religious studies
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear