to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
intuition; instinct; hunch
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
as expected; as predicted
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
hating; strongly disliking
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
outward; superficial; external; apparent
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
is something that; is that which
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly