cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
at first; in the beginning; originally
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
chief; main; principal; important
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
price; cost; value; worth; value
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
one's later years; final years (in life)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal