almost every day; almost daily
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
how many years; how long; what year
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
temporary; transitory; short-lived
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
month of birth; birthday month
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
non-leap year; average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.); normal year
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition