to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as before; as ever; as it was originally
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
paintings and calligraphic works
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to check; to stop; to keep back
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree