bright; intelligent; clever; smart
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
a few years ago; some years back
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
it's been a long time; long time no see
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
manly; masculine; like a man
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(religious) faith; belief; creed
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to do together; to share; to participate in
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda