reset; fresh start; new beginning
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
open field; empty lot; plain
shooting up one after another
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
person being waited for; person who waits
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
various places; several sources
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
Leo (constellation); the Lion
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing