to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
elliptical shape; oval shape
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to fly around; to scatter
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
shoji (paper sliding door)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
chance; opportunity; occasion
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
to watch for an unguarded moment
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
readily; very eagerly; without moment's hesitation
engineer; technical officer
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements