to say; to be pleased to say
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
white bush clover; Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
to droop; to hang down; to weep
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
traditional; conventional
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
study; research; investigation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty