spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
already; now; no longer; not any more
alone; by oneself; on one's own
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
click-clack; clip-clop; clatter
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
reproachful; hateful; bitter
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
safety; welfare; well-being
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
prime minister; premier; chancellor
don't you think?; indicates question
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
people close to the head man
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset