measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
book; volume; this; present; main; head
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
family; members of a family
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to do together; to share; to participate in
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)