flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stealthily; secretly; in secret
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
children's story; fairy tale
lately; recently; nowadays
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
boy; son; baby boy; young man
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building