interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
chromosomal abnormality; chromosomal disorder
frequency; rate of occurrence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
commencing with; including
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness