flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
club activities; extracurricular activities
time; hour; period; class
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
witnessing; observing; sighting
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
tradition; legend; folklore
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival