here and there; in places
to leave as it is; to defer
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
putting life into; animating; cheering up
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mysterious fish; strange fish
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
branchial respiration (breathing using gills)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
so; like this; in this way
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
even if; if; though; despite; even
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
guidance; leadership; leading the way
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
stairs; stairway; staircase
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily