ray of hope; glimmer of hope
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to cense; to burn incense
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
the same generation; coeval
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to jump from one thing to another
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one more time; once more; once again
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
then; and (then); in that case; if so
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque