inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
the ancients; ancient people
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to compete with; to vie for
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
1,000,000; one million; million; many
creation; generation; formation; derivation
from the beginning; from scratch
redoing; doing over again
yuan (monetary unit of China)