traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
design; idea; conception; plan
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to become possible; to become able to (do)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to order; to command; to appoint
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
14th day of the month; 14 days
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
day of spring; spring sun
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
posterity; future generations; future life