all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in the same way as; just like
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to pierce through; to break through
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shake off; to throw off
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
acceleration; speeding up
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
fields (of rice and other crops)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
coating (esp. lacquering)
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook