to rise; to swell; to be promoted
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sense of smell; olfaction
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
body; physical system; (the) person
to cense; to burn incense
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to breathe while sleeping
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
right in the center (centre)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan