hypothesis; supposition; assumption
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
self-torturing; masochistic
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
precipice; cliff; flat head
slope; slanting surface; bevel
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
simply; merely; only; solely
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
another thing; exception; special case
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
hard to reach place; remote place
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
single-lens reflex camera