to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to rain incessantly; to downpour
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
outside world; physical world
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
foreign enemy; outside invader