official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
witnessing; observing; sighting
multistoried; multilayered
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to paste; to stick on with glue; to starch (e.g. a shirt); to scrape a living
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
along the way; along the road
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
moderate; proper; just right
main road; main thoroughfare
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat