surroundings; environs; circumference
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
neighbouring house; neighboring house
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
wooden fence; board fence
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
Qing-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 19th century)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
door; gate; opening; title page
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
feeling; sense; impression
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
reflection; consideration
hue; color phase; colour phase
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment