candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
calamity; misfortune; disaster
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
tender sentiments; being overcome with emotions; having a tender feeling (for a person)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
cold weather in early spring
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)