to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
ten; 10; ten years of age
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
how; in what way; how about; questionable
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
three kinds; three varieties
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
notebook; account book; register
standing in a group; standing up in unison
return; conclusion; reduction
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
have to do; must; should; ought to