present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
change of occupation; career change
master; teacher; stable master
last night; yesterday evening
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
draw (in competition); tie game
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
older brother; elder brother
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
head; lead; vanguard; first
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
direct unforked road; straight path
to lose one's way; to get lost
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
salty sea breeze; salt wind
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi