affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to jar; to creak; to grate
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
bent back; hunchback; stoop
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
tips of one's hair; hair ends
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold