detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to face on; to look out on to
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to rock; to shake; to swing
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to become settled; to be fixed
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
hedge; fence; border; limit
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
willpower; energy; vitality
normalcy; normality; normal
inside; interior; inner part
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to challenge (a person) to a fight
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
matter of time; question of time
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten