idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(death from) starvation; starving to death
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
aluminium can; aluminum can
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bank; weir; embankment; levee
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
4th day of the month; four days
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to ascend; to go up; to climb
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
naturally; of course; understandably
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled