flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
youthful; young; young-looking
constant; unchanging; eternal
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to watch over; to watch attentively
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
having said that; on the other hand
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander