garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
leisure; leisure time; spare time
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
audience; attendance; hearers
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
place of residence; dwelling place
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
empty lot; vacant plot of land
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
blood relationship; blood relative
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
events of the day; current affairs
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
police drama (television); detective drama
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)