one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
responsibility; duty; obligation
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
because of; owing to; due to
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
lightly; easily; carelessly
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
such; this sort of; like this
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
besides; in addition; also; moreover
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
step; stride; counter for steps
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune