flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
mountain top; summit; peak
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(not) even once; (not) ever
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
same village; same town; same province
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
man; male; masculine gender
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
transcendence; excellence; superiority
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything