ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to look around; to survey
with a click; with a snap
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
complete change; about-face
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
comfort; consolation; diversion
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
occurrence; happening; incident; event
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
fixed date; appointed day
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
blow; shock; strike; batting
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook