mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
along the river; riverside
to be worried; to be troubled
most difficult; next to impossible
difficult problem; challenge
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hedge; fence; border; limit
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
name plate; name tag; label
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
sphere; counter for balls
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
flour; meal; powder; dust
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
garden lantern; hanging lantern