heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
as usual; as is one's habit
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
failure; mistake; blunder
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
in search of; in order to look for
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
thorough; exhaustive; complete
new discovery; new invention
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
Prunus kanzakura (species of winter-blooming cherry tree); Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
cherry tree bearing single blossoms; single cherry blossoms
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
comparatively; relatively
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to assemble; to set up; to construct
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining