physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
various countries; various regions; various provinces
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
landing; alighting; touch down
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to send or direct a person to
property; fortune; assets
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make