being startled; getting a shock
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
festival merrymaking; revelry
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
accession to the throne; enthronement
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
history of a nation; Japanese history
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stocking up (on); hoarding
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
studies; schoolwork; classwork
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
participation; joining; entry