withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to become possible; to become able to (do)
seedling; sapling; young tree
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(some) more; even more; longer; further
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
small gathering; happy circle
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
interior; inside; internal
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
water damage; flood disaster
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
future affairs; affairs after one's death
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness