field; plain; prairie; moor
end; close; finish; termination
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
worrying about; caring about
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
in that manner; like that
elegance; taste; refinement
you (plural); all of you; you all
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
manners; behavior; behaviour
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
carelessly; inattentively
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
character of a particular place
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
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.)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
way of speaking; intimation
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained