to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
briquette (charcoal or coal)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
very likely; very probable
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Kuril Islands; Kurile Islands; Chishima Islands
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
delicate; gentle; fleeting
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
graduation ceremony; commencement
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)
Korean hill cherry (Prunus verecunda)
Miyama cherry (Prunus maximowiczii); Korean cherry; (arch.) mountain cherry tree
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit