putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
at a stroke; with a single swoop
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
forgetting to flush (the toilet)
Japanese hop hornbeam; ostrya japonica
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
consequently; as a result; in the end
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
message; informative matter
particularly; only; in the case of
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
metallic sound; metallic clank
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
master; teacher; stable master
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)