bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bedside; near one's pillow
writing composed entirely of kana; kana text; letter composed entirely of kana
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to blow through; to blow across
night view; night skyline; nightscape
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
society; company; the public; the world