to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
adhesive tape; sticky tape
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
serious crime; grave crime
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
word; term; language; speech
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to wander; to roam from place to place
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
evil spirit; demon; devil
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
place to die; place of death
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis