darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
while; during; while; although; all; both
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
number one; first; best; most; game; round
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
younger people; future generations
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to watch over; to watch attentively
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
together with; same; both; all; including ...
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
one-armed person; one-handed person
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course