bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
stale; hackneyed; cliched
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
fine weather; fair weather
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute