courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to gather; to collect; to assemble
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person