how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
great joy; delight; jubilation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
memories; recollections; reminiscence
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
thin; slender; fine; unlucky