example; simile; metaphor; allegory
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
that; the matter in question
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
finish; finishing; finishing touches
senior; elder; person older than oneself