to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mistress; kept woman; concubine
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
professor; teaching; instruction
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
-less; lacking; non-existing
singing voice; (sound of) singing