clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
island in a pond or river
hokora; small wayside shrine
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
camping; campground; making camp
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty