and then; and so; and; so then
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
piling up; multiple layers
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
handicraft; industrial art object
bridal costume; wedding dress
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
letter; missive; note; mail
reading aloud; recitation
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
out of focus; off the point
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series