tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
with a start; with a jump
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to have one's horizons broadened
formative experience (from one's youth)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
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