to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
schoolgirl; female student
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
that day; the very same day
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on