cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
destruction; collapse; crumbling
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
retort; back talk; backchat
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...