spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
alone; by oneself; on one's own
solitude; loneliness; isolation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
how long; how much; to what extent
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
feeling; sense; impression
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail