young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
here and there; in places
small; fine; detailed; stingy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
of course; certainly; naturally
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)