veil of darkness; curtain of night
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
mud pie; seed ball ("nature farming" technique); deer truffle (Elaphomyces granulatus); false truffle
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
evening; early night hours
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to overflow from something full
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing