wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
sea level; (surface of) sea
temporary; transitory; short-lived
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
living by oneself; living alone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.); shallow bowl for displaying arranged flowers
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
talk; recital; narration; topic
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
pride; dignity; self-worth
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent