to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to not take seriously; to take lightly
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
several people; a few people
festival; feast; carnival
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
woman; lady; adult female
garden lantern; hanging lantern
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
conviction; belief; confidence
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present