cherry blossom (colour, color)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
again; once more; a second time
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
while; during; while; although; all; both
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
father; dad; husband; you; he
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
imagination; supposition; guess
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fine weather; fair weather
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
regret; repentance; remorse
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
second; number two; runner-up
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays