direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
being very busy; busyness
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
training range; training grounds; training area
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
crematory; place where things are burned
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
storehouse; warehouse; godown
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to keep an eye on; to take care of
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...