as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be surprised; to be astonished
people; men and women; each person; everybody
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to dance; to perform a dance
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to revere; to respect; to worship
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
alone; by oneself; on one's own
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
troubled times; turbulent times
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
death (of an emperor); demise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah