to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
posture; position; pose; attitude
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
beginning; outset; first; onset
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique