to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to face on; to look out on to
to invite; to show (someone) in
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
remembrance; recollection; recognition
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to be opposite; to face each other
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious