extent; scope; sphere; range; span
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to concern; to be related
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
edge of town; outskirts of a village
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
repeatedly; several times; many times
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to bloom; to come out
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter