to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
weak and soft; supple; pliant
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
comfort; consolation; diversion
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(religious) faith; belief; creed