joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to distribute; to hand out
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
compelling force; legal force
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
appearance; expression; manifestation
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to come back; to return; to recur
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
preface; introduction; preamble
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sensitivity; susceptibility
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered