it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
death (of an emperor); demise
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
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)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
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 revere; to respect; to worship