garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
pressure; oppression; suppression
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
adherent; devotee; believer
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
another family; another house
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire