shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
imposing stance; daunting pose
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
passion; temper; irritability
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
March; third month of the lunar calendar
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
light (e.g. colour, color)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
charcoal; charred remains
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda