learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
fragile article; breakables; broken article
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
next; secondly; subsequently
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to squash; to crush; to flatten
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration