wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
one's family; family member
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to throw at; to turn; to raise
being startled; getting a shock
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sense of smell; olfaction
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
polite; respectful; reverent
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
it's been a long time; long time no see