(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
bonsai; miniature potted plant
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a precept without shame
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
it may be my imagination, but ...; I may be imagining things, but ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be busy at work; to work diligently
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
my husband; one's family; family member
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
port city; harbor city; harbour city
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
boy; son; baby boy; young man
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
parade float; festival float
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
festival merrymaking; revelry