going upstream; sailing against the current
ultrastructure; ultra-structure; microstructure; fine structure
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to shake one's head (in denial)
provisional; temporary; tentative
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to express in a roundabout way
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
second-hand shop; curio shop
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
transparency; degree of clearness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
stealthily; secretly; in secret