flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
river; stream; River; the ... river
high spirits; gleeful mood
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
systematic; regular; routine
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
parting; separation; farewell
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(not) even once; (not) ever
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to begin shooting; to shoot out
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
plural; multiple; several
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
carnivore; carnivorous animal
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)