dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
carving; engraving; sculpture
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
curtain; hanging; bunting
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture