victory or defeat; match; contest; game
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to get slightly dirty (all over)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
high; noble; refined; advanced
muddy water; red-light district
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
weather forecast; weather report
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
these days; nowadays; recently
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
kitchen; financial situation
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
close; intimate; on good terms
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
derailment; digression; deviation
named after; associated with; connected with
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
desalinating with water; salt removal
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema