one's first campaign; one's first battle
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
beforehand; in advance; previously
perishable foods; perishables
cooking; food preparation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
confections; sweets; candy; cake
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
suddenly disappears somewhere
the opposite direction; the other way
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
several times; several degrees
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
after the end (of something); post-
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (job, concert, play, etc.); celebration party
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
festival merrymaking; revelry
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
continuously; throughout; in succession
dropout; quitter; deserter
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to come to one's senses; to calm down
as you see; as you can see
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
tall figure; high stature
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
partly open; in half bloom