alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
compartment (of a train); interior (of a car); parking bay; parking space
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to throw into; to dump in together
water damage; flood disaster
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to take away; to carry away
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
what's what; heads or tails
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to thrust down; to push off
height (of a person); stature
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to tie; to bind; to fasten
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
limestone cave; limestone cavern
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)