many; much; plenty; hardly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to well up; to burst; to arise
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
this or that person; anybody; many people
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
one-by-one; separately; in detail
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
originally; by nature; from the start
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
trade; buying and selling
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
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