pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
considerably; fairly; quite
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to take a breath; to take a short rest
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
in search of; in order to look for
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around