to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
although I say; although one might say; although called
sincere; honest; faithful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
vocal sound; tone of voice
stirring; slight movement
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
first meeting; first interview with
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to be born; to come into the world
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
tool; implement; means; furniture