purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
chorus; singing in a chorus
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
reconciliation; make peace with
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
self-control; self-restraint
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
if so; in that case; in that situation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still