natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
flash (of light); glint; schiller
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
history of; experience of
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to grow taller (of people)
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
new student; freshman; first-year student
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
finally; in the end; on top of all that