but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to tell; to state; to do
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to lose one's footing; to slip
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing