original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
January; first month of the lunar calendar
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to lose one's footing; to slip
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to shave off; to scrape off
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
reaching; attaining; arrival
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to take on a role; to take part
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
good policy; wise policy; best plan
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to repaint; to paint again
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
one revolution; one rotation
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
personal affair; one's own affair