start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
little by little; bit by bit
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
school building; schoolhouse
along; parallel to; in accordance with
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
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
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
light pink; light crimson
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
practice; practising; training; study
pain of love; love troubles
departure; leaving; setting off
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to give a round of applause; to applaud