quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
contract; compact; agreement
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
tenth day of the month; ten days
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
price; cost; value; worth; value
chair; stool; post; office; position
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
silence; stillness; quietness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
one's own child; one's own children
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item