orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
germination; sprouting; budding
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
amount left over; remaining portion
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
brown; light brown; tawny
stomach ache; abdominal pain
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
second; number two; runner-up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)