to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
good performance; good work; great success
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
bad boy; naughty child; brat
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
very popular; highly favoured
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
this (very thing); this precisely
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
follower; attendant; valet; servant
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait