every year; yearly; annually
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
face; looks; vestiges; trace
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up and down; to hop
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to rock; to shake; to swing
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
stillness; repose; standing still
to smile (at); to grin (at)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
considerably; greatly; a lot
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent