middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
sons and daughters; children; girl
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
preparation; arrangements
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
clearing one's throat; cough
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
water's edge; beach; foreshore
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Alison; Allison; Allyson; Alyson
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
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
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
upper side (go, chess, othello board)