array; muster; line-up; full force
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
white background; blank; female virgin
virile; tough; masculine; intense
light color; light colour
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
unification; union; oneness
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
at a moment's notice; readily
to play a central role; to take a leading part
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to say; to be pleased to say