waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
yearned for; longed for; missed
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
water system; river system; drainage system
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
naturalization; naturalisation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to listen again; to ask again
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sundry; various; assorted
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
great joy; delight; jubilation
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
since; henceforth; ever since
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel