to crowd; to flock; to swarm
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be helpful; to be useful
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
two (long cylindrical things)
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi