selection; choice; option
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
foreign matter; impurities
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
remark; statement; discourse
walking around at night; night travel; night train
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
what people say; rumours; public opinion
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
one by one; one each; one at a time
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to settle (in a place); to settle down
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside