creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dense; populous; crowded; thick
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
party; set; gang; company; person
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what