cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
very; greatly; exceedingly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
ordinary citizen; the general public
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)