the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
tedious; boring; being fed up with
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
beautification; glorification
too much; excessively; too
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
air conditioning and heating
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
children's story; fairy tale
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be dead; to be lifeless