to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
again; once more; a second time
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
personal appearance; character; personality
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
so slight as to be all but non-existent
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
drop (e.g. of water); drip
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly