to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
everywhere; all over; throughout
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
insect catching; bug catching
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
ten (long cylindrical things)
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
a dirty or underhanded trick
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
absorption; suction; attraction
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked