disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
instant; moment; for an instant
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
if you think about it; come to think of it
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
permission; approval; authorization; license
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to jump up and down; to hop
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
tearful face; tear-stained face
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
master; teacher; stable master
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though