flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
name; given name; first name
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
suffix for familiar person
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
close; intimate; on good terms
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
please (give me); please (do for me)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
surroundings; environs; circumference
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate