back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
reality; actuality; hard fact
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
complementation; supplementation; completion
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be conspicuous; to stand out
existence; being; presence
charming; fascinating; attractive
naturally; of course; understandably
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot