whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
striking; remarkable; considerable
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
with a click; with a snap
to stop talking; to be silent
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
class; heading; group; category
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
while; during (the time when)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sunlight filtering through trees
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
in respect of; in regards to; as for
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness