cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
in one's own way or style
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to comfort; to console; to amuse
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
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 nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to grow up; to become an adult
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
tall figure; high stature
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person