flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
time; season; period; phase; stage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
temporary; transitory; short-lived
myself; yourself; I; me; you
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
town; city; municipal; urban
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
both; both sides; both parties
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)