garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to look around; to survey
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to move (house); to change residence
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to face on; to look out on to
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to be too late; to be too slow
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to start to move; to get going; to come alive