falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
strong-willed; strong of heart
ten; 10; ten years of age
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to escape from; to get out
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
March; third month of the lunar calendar
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor