flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
ago; since; before; previous
other side; opposite side; other party
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen