time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
that is to say; so that means
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
time; season; period; phase; stage
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something