cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
around the world; throughout the world
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
good-for-nothing; worthless
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
wherein; therein; thereinto
young girl; lass; adolescent female
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to subsist; to keep on living