to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
hills and fields; hill and dale
growing wild (naturally); native
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to subsist; to keep on living
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's home country; one's homeland
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to have troubles; to have concerns
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
chief vassal; senior statesman
regarding highly; attaching importance to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile