now that you say that; now that you mention it
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
middle of the night; dead of night
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river surface; surface of a river
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to increase; to add to; to augment
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
defense; defence; defensive preparations
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses