wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
tingling; stinging; pungently
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
memory; sense; experience
tension; mental strain; nervousness
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(some) more; even more; longer; further
myself; yourself; I; me; you
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
New Year's Eve; end of the year