to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
a great variety of; diversity
unconditionally; as a rule
good; goodness; right; virtue
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to ask a question; to ask questions
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
divining sticks; counting; calculation
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
trackless; reckless; dissipated
this for sure; certainly is
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
in the future; another day; later
just the other day; quite recently
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
triangle; triangular shape
colour; color; hue; tints
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations