dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
chair; stool; post; office; position
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
with a friendly grin; smilingly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
if it is the case that ...
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
duty; obligation; responsibility
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off