concentration; density; cardinality
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
(one's) daughter; stupid woman; stupid girl
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
cannot be helped; unavoidable
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to be entwined; to be involved
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sunlight; rays of the Sun
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home