rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled