red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
taste; palate; sense of taste
sense of smell; olfaction
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
national character; regional character
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
worldly wisdom; practical wisdom; prudence; shrewdness
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
distinction; differentiation; classification
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
very loose; slowly; leisurely
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time