sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
close; intimate; on good terms
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
half and half; half-and-half
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to get between; to be caught in
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to change completely; to change suddenly
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
fuel consumption; gas mileage
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
being off guard; being defenseless
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
cross; crossed; cruciform
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to compete with; to vie for