fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
these days; nowadays; recently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
again; once more; a second time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)