to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
without leaving any trace
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
flour; meal; powder; dust
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
garden (esp. with trees); park
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
this and that; one thing or another
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
underground; subterranean
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
restless; fidgety; lively; busy