raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
congratulation; celebration
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
wooden fence; board fence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
flowers and trees; flowering trees
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
The Asahi Shimbun Company
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
experience; history; record; career
wood-block printing; publication
next; following; subsequent; stage; station