awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
to push aside; to brush aside
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sensitivity; susceptibility
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
light pink; light crimson
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
holding on to; sticking to
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance