to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
student (esp. a university student)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Okayama (city, prefecture)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to make a vow; to take an oath
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
after that; afterwards; thereafter
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to