guidance; leadership; leading the way
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
near; close; beside; third person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
it is I who should say so
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
originally; by nature; from the start