blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
clearing one's throat; cough
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
superb view; picturesque scenery
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
all around; as far as the eye can see
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to come into being; to be born
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right