patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
application; request; petition
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
understood; I see; OK; present; here
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
any more; any further; any better; any longer
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to face on; to look out on to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
chair; stool; post; office; position
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest