empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
ascending and descending; going up and down
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
desperation; self-abandonment
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
recreation; diversion; relaxation
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
drop of water; polka dots
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
muddy water; red-light district
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal