to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
annual (plant); first-year student
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(United States of) America; USA
metre; meter; meter; gauge
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
alternating; taking turns
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
inspection; examination; checking
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to spring at; to leap upon
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
array; muster; line-up; full force
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
leader; authority; mainstay
with a friendly grin; smilingly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
going to and fro; back and forth
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back