flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
troubled times; turbulent times
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
good performance; good work; great success
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
head; brains; intellect; understanding
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)