to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
around the world; throughout the world
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
as a child; when one was a child
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bento; Japanese box lunch
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
when it becomes; when it comes to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms