loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to revere; to respect; to worship
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
polite; respectful; reverent
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to take a breath; to take a short rest
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering