spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
even though; despite; when
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
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)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to rock; to shake; to swing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted