group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
drop of water; polka dots
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
children's story; fairy tale
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to subsist; to keep on living
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
change; transition; vicissitudes
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be infected; to be contagious
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest