anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sincere; honest; faithful
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
natural growth; wild growth
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Mount Yoshino (Nara Prefecture)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
third-year student; third-year pupil
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
just the other day; quite recently
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
more than anything; above all else
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to move forward; to move on
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
upper half of the body; upper body
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion