to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
prescribed form (of writing); format
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
retreating figure; appearance from behind
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; moor
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)