the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
always having a comeback; fast-talking
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to keep a watchful eye on
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
taking one's own life; suicide
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
natural growth; wild growth
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
murder; homicide; manslaughter
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
entreaty; appeal; petition
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
pomade; balm; perfumed oil