cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to dance; to perform dance steps
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
sense of orientation; sense of direction
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
work clothes; business suit
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
beyond imagination; unimaginable
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
difference; disparity; gap