natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
long ago; previous; of a former age
fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
real intention; true motive; true meaning
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
precocious; precocious child
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all