to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
patting; stroking; caressing
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
birthday party; birthday meet-up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
too much; excessively; too
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
electricity; (electric) light
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
corridor; hallway; passageway
if so; in that case; in that situation
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
how many people; a number of people
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
forcibly; against one's will
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to squeeze out; to wring out
pastry bag; piping bag; decorating tube
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing