putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
running away; escaping on foot
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
surrounding at a distance
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
occurrence; happening; incident; event
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible