roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
eagle (Accipitridae family)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to take someone's life; to kill someone
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money