loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
long slits (esp. of eyes)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to approach; to draw near
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
(social) position; status
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
(your) daughter; young woman
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...