weeping forsythia (Forsythiae fructus, Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to shake; to sway; to waver
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wetting; love affair; lover
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
some other time; another time
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
along the way; along the road
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
cloud movements; overhanging clouds
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to cause to embrace; to combine; to conjoin; to sell strong-selling products and poorly selling products together as a package
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation