to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to be entwined; to be involved
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
bank; weir; embankment; levee
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
January; first month of the lunar calendar
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
timothy (Phleum pratense); timothy grass
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
otherwise; or else; if not
mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
plaster image; clay figure
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)