return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
to pick up; to find; to gather
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)