to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
third day of the month; three days
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
mutation; change; vicissitude
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
traditional Japanese handball game
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in terms of; from the point of view of