bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
complete works; complete collection; complete series
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
five (long cylindrical things)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
drinker; person who can hold their drink
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
woman; lady; adult female
tone (of voice); manner of talking
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
love triangle; eternal triangle