flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with curious eyes; curiously
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
interruption; suspension; break
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fall on one's backside
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still