construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
body and soul; mind and body
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
scenery; scene; landscape
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
much less; to say nothing of
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
way out; means to escape; escape route
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
these guys; these fellows
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many