cherry blossom (colour, color)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
small hill; low hill; hillock
in deep black; in jet black
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pillar of fire; blazing column
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to make an appearance; to show up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
remembrance; recollection; recognition
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look