flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
preface; introduction; preamble
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
postcard; memo; note; card
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
one's own handwriting; autograph
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to mark the end; to spell the end
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
right in the center (centre)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
memory; ability to remember
to surround; to crowd around