rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
jungle; jungle; jungle music
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
research institute; (research) laboratory
pasture; grassland; meadow
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to look away; to turn away
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to get hungry; to become hungry
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to continue to do; to persist in doing
ramification; branching off
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
large tree; big tree; huge tree
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
craving; longing; thirsting
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
(not) even with; (not) even using
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown