(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
killing time; staving off boredom
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
process; course; mechanism
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to rush over; to run up to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to slide into; to slip into
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
by itself; automatically; naturally
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent