ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
inside; interior; inner part
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vitality; (one's) life force
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
even more; still more; further
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade