offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
store; reserve; stock; savings
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to paint (draw) a picture
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel