friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
token (effort); something done for form's sake
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
scenery; scene; landscape
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
secret; private; surreptitious
self-consciousness; self-awareness
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
society; the world; the times
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort