to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
the senses; sensuality; carnality
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
burning passion; flaming desires
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
here and there; in places
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
every evening; night after night
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
point of departure; initial point; starting point
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
sense of orientation; sense of direction
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to find out; to discover; to locate
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
near; nearby; not far off