calamity; disaster; accident
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.