to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(set of) facial features; looks
existence; possession; having; limited company
furrow; room with ridged roof
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
riding together; riding with
to go past; to pass; to pass by
Coleman; Colman; Corman; Kolman
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
action of making something; -ification
to bring back; to restore
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle