evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
in good health; alive and well; going strong
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
just one person; only one
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to stare back (at); to glare back
threat; intimidation; menace
plump; with a thud; heavily