to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
one-by-one; separately; in detail
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
vertical stripes; striped fabric
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
sea of blood; pool of blood
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
hammering sound; hammering
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction