point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to repeat; to do something over again
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to cover fully; to wrap around
moving; touching; stirring
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down