limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
mechanism; organization; organisation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
final; eventual; ultimate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
day of spring; spring sun
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
elegance; taste; refinement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something like ...; something called ...
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
to feel; to sense; to experience
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
people; men and women; each person; everybody
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
air-permeability; breathability
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)