flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
character building; formation of character; personality development
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
it is I who should say so
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
that; the matter in question
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
chief; main; principal; important
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
when it becomes; when it comes to
library (usu. single-room); small library
set of three; three sets; three classes
open; spacious; extensive
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
three; three years of age
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)