to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
viburnum; Viburnum furcatum
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to search for; to seek for; to look for
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
zest for living; energy to live
spatial art; space art; plastic arts; formative arts
temporal art; art forms which unfold over time
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
not counted (in the score); not tallied
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous