elder; elderly person; senior
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
living thing; organism; creature; biology
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
one-by-one; separately; in detail
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to step forward; to take a step forward
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
camping; campground; making camp
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
actor; actress; player; performer