lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
with a start; with a jump
the last moment; the very end
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
year in, year out; always; 24-7
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
that day; the very same day
to set (sun); to become dark
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
notice; notification; report; posting
chilly; unpleasantly cold
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
like this; this sort; this way
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
all present; all concerned; all of us
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago