slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
reopening; resumption; restarting
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
corridor; hallway; passageway
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to look upwards; to look up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
and (also); both ... and; as well as
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
banquet or reception hall
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
interval; break; pause; spare moment
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)