to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
to trample; to crush underfoot
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
late at night; at a late hour
melancholy; gloom; depression
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to discuss; to talk together
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
working in the fields; working on a farm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
tag (children's game); tig
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stop walking; to pause
detour; circuitous route; diversion
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to lose one's footing; to slip
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
right under; directly below; right beneath
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof