to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
being startled; getting a shock
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
opposite; reverse; contrary
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fine weather; fair weather
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
being dotted with; being scattered
exposure to the sun; sunny place
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
go that far; to that extent
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)