lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
lifelike; exact resemblance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
samurai; warrior; military family
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to be silent; to say nothing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
practice; practising; training; study
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(historical) hereditary stipend
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
boy; son; baby boy; young man
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to