soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
because; the reason why is
this is why; this means; it is the case that
foreign; abroad; overseas
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
difference; disparity; gap
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
innumerable; countless; numberless