thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
last week; the week before
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to be ill; to suffer from
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick