(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
threat; intimidation; menace
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
moving about; stirring about
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to hide; to keep to oneself
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
yoke; constraints; oppression
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be helpful; to be useful
messenger of god; divine messenger
composed expression; clear face
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
surely (not); certainly (not)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
nonchalant air; unruffled air
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission