dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
endless; boundless; everlasting
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one's person; around one's person
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
three; three years of age
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to compel; to force; to oblige
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)