to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
completely; fully; entirely
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to blow through; to blow across
wintry moon; a winter month
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
north wind; northerly wind
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to tighten; to press hard
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to freeze to death; to die of cold
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary