victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
(sound of one's) heartbeat
acceleration; speeding up
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
family; members of a family
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to dye; to colour; to color
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(someone else's) daughter
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
expression; look; countenance; face