early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
front; frontage; facade; main
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
party; set; gang; company; person
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to push aside; to brush aside
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)