to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
singing voice; (sound of) singing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
over a wall; crossing a fence
neighbouring house; neighboring house
chilly; unpleasantly cold
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
considerably; greatly; a lot
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
light pink; light crimson
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to invite in; to show someone in
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)