salty sea breeze; salt wind
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be helpful; to be useful
explanation; interpretation
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
two (long cylindrical things)
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to examine someone's expression