to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
and; thereupon; because of that
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
understanding person; supporter
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
just one person; only one
eardrum; tympanic membrane
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
black terracotta; black soil
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
leopard (Panthera pardus)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over