ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
for the first time in one's life
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
cannot be compared with; no match for
many; much; plenty; hardly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
being dotted with; being scattered
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
attendance; presence; appearance
good-for-nothing; worthless
to amuse oneself; to make merry
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
invitation; introduction; temptation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to grimace; to make a wry face
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can