average; mean; balance; equilibrium
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
calls and sounds made by insects
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
when it becomes; when it comes to
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
number one; first; best; most; game; round
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)