continuation; succession; series
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
even so; anyhow; at any rate
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to boil strongly; to be excited
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow