to taste; to try (food or drink)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
longed-for; anxiously awaited
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to crouch; to squat; to cower
evening meal; dinner; supper
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that