rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
don't worry; no worries; never mind
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
when it becomes; when it comes to
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl