pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
electricity; (electric) light
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
why; how; for what reason
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
way; method; means; resource; course
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to be conspicuous; to stand out
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)