necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to set against
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement