small grain; small stature or ability
empty (useless) formalities
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
many; a lot; much; multitude
to come back; to bloom a second time
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
superstition; superstitious belief
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
succession to headship of a family
one's house; one's home; one's family
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
property; fortune; means; assets
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
unveiling; debut; introduction
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
mountain hamlet; mountain village
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
growing wild (naturally); native
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
white magnolia; Magnolia denudata