success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
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)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
in good health; alive and well; going strong
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
tedious; boring; being fed up with
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
journey; route of a journey
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
20th day of the month; 20 days
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days