with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
recollection; reminiscence
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
leader; central personage
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
due form; official; formality
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to make merry; to be festive
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
grudge; complaint; reproach
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege