to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
laughing foolishly; cackling
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
for the present; for the time being
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
step; stride; counter for steps
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
planning; project; plan; design
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
man who is popular with women
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
everybody; every last one of them; all