significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
finger flick to the forehead
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
nameless; anonymous; without name
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to forget to say; to forget to mention
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
keeping things tidy and in order
leaving everything up to someone else
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
womanly; ladylike; feminine
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
bento; Japanese box lunch