vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
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
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
meaning; significance; sense
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into