slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ill will; malice; evil intent
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
word game; wordplay; playing with words
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
in one's own way or style
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
countries; (various) nations
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
use; utilization; utilisation; application
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy