flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
image quality (film, video, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
inside one's heart; in one's mind
refinement; elegance; grace