door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
myself; yourself; I; me; you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give