spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to change completely; to change suddenly
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
(short) rest; breather; break
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
polite; courteous; hospitable
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
relish; gusto; appreciation
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
influential person; man of importance