to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
rapids; shallows of a river
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
3rd day of the month; three days
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
everything; anything; nothing
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
silence; stillness; quietness
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place