squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
boy; son; baby boy; young man
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt