to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be late; to be unpunctual
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death