orchid; Netherlands; Holland
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
nice; likeable; desirable
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
Korean flute (horizontal bamboo flute with six holes; highest-pitched flute used in gagaku)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
because of; owing to; due to
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to droop; to be depressed
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
funeral; burial; condolence
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
big problem; major issue; big controversy
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to try to do; to attempt to do
to put away one's bedding; to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow