flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
security; stability; safety; peace
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to be transparent; to show through
hey there; I say; see here
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
else; in addition; besides
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fall; drop; descent; coming down
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to straighten up; to sit upright
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
black lustre; black luster
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
social studies (school subject)
material; materials; data; information; documents
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around