one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
several times (as large, over)
dozens; scores of; decades
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
the same; the said; likewise
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
modern person; people of today
to have a smattering knowledge of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
first meeting; first interview with
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit