to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
hometown; rural township (of China)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist
edge of the eaves; house frontage
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
opposite side; opposition