road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to project; to stick out; to stand out
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
natural product; product of nature
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar
block (of wood); chip; splinter
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
culture medium; growth medium
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
stealthily; secretly; in secret
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
while being out of the office or away from home
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
water filter; water purification system
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running