to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
right beside; close to; nearby
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(staying) up late at night
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
absence; disregard; indifference
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
final; eventual; ultimate