many; much; plenty; hardly
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
mineral matter; metallic property
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
originally; by nature; from the start
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
indicate reason; infers some protest
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
recollection; reminiscence
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to yearn for; to be in love with
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
addition; increase; Canada
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)