to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
regret; repentance; remorse
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
incident; affair; happening; event
consequence; outcome; result; blame
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to collect information; to gather knowledge
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
foundation stone; cornerstone
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
older brother; elder brother
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
cannot be compared with; no match for
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
that's the way it is; such is life
field; plain; prairie; moor
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability