soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
here and there; in places
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
moderate; proper; just right
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
end; close; finish; termination
to jump up and down; to hop
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to worry about the future
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside