careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
spot; point; place; position
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to complain; to lodge a complaint
wounded person; injured person
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
great laughter; burst of laughter
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
eating; bite (in fishing)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish