few decades; many decades; several decades
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
people; men and women; each person; everybody
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
main question; real issue at hand
thousands; several thousand
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to make an appearance; to show up
to make sure of the truth
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
tradition; legend; folklore
please; somehow or other; one way or another
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
account book; register; ledger
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at