danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to cover fully; to wrap around
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
health; healthy; sound; fit
maintenance; preservation; improvement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
number of times; frequency; count
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
cave; cavern; den; grotto
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
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
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
number of characters; number of letters; word count
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
depiction; description; portrayal
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
writing; composition; essay; sentence
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
process; course; mechanism
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding