semi-transparent; translucent
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
character building; formation of character; personality development
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
extremely dangerous; full of peril
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
jewel; precious stone; gem
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be dead; to be lifeless
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
decision; judgment; resolution
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)