to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
every year; yearly; annually
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
function; facility; faculty; feature
window; window (shop display)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness