(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
eye measurement; measure with eye
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to watch for an unguarded moment
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
in accordance with; according to
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
long-term storage; long-term preservation
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to palm off; to force a sale