near; close by; within reach; familiar
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
here and there; in places
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to live through; to survive
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright