retreating figure; appearance from behind
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to be too late; to be too slow
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
group; party; team; squad; section
sharing; division; draw; tie
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
periodic; regular; routine
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
longed-for; anxiously awaited
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
at first; initially; in the beginning
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy