many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
existence; being; life; survival
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
cotton gloves; working gloves
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to become muddy; to become slushy
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
groundwater; underground water