to burst (open); to break; to split
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
ringing; throbbing violently
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to blaze; to burn brightly
many; much; plenty; hardly
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to well up; to burst; to arise
yearned for; longed for; missed
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
dozens; scores of; decades
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
the touch of; feel of; texture
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
troubled face; worried expression
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal