shy; bashful; timid; reserved
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
-less; lacking; non-existing
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
party; set; gang; company; person
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
observation; survey; watching
elegance; taste; refinement
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
pupil; student; schoolchild
sexy; popular; well-liked
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
love story; romance; love affair
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
blighted love; disappointed love
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life