harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
when; how soon; how long until
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be kind to; to treat kindly
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
picking; collecting; harvesting
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
bringing; taking; carrying
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
in deep black; in jet black
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land