for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
fresh verdure; new green leaves
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
very much; exceedingly; extremely
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
group; party; team; squad; section
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to collect; to assemble; to gather
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
pointing out; identification
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet