cherry blossom (colour, color)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
appointment; rendezvous; date
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
white line; linea alba (anot.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be boiled; to be cooked
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to discuss; to talk together
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
leopard (Panthera pardus)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to become inverted; to become reversed
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
courteous; decorous; polite
it is I who should say so
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep