funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
near; nearby; not far off
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
hard to reach place; remote place
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
uncertainty; indefiniteness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
loud sound; loud reverberation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much