tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to lean against; to set against
to be found; to be discovered
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to push aside; to push one's way through
passage; path; route; one's way
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
blur; blurred; indistinct
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to jump up and down; to hop
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean