flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
dispersal; scattering; discrete
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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
surely (not); certainly (not)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to be silent; to say nothing
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
other; another; over; more than; I; me
clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
genuine; authentic; true; real
any more; any further; any better; any longer
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)