flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
rest; break; recess; intermission
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to burst open; to pop; to split
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
camp stool; folding stool
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage