scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
natural growth; wild growth
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
personality; character; individuality; personhood
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
very recently; in the very recent past