dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
invitation; introduction; temptation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
in the following manner; as follows
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder