cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
hair on the back of one's head
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to be worried; to be troubled
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to mix; to stir; to blend
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to alternate; to take turns
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
(wearing) low over one's eyes
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched