reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
lost article; something forgotten
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
great person; eminent figure
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to put on airs; to assume importance
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(period of) a year; during an era