cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
form; method; system; formula
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
system; institution; organization; organisation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in comparison to; rather than
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
failure; mistake; blunder
exclusive right; sole right
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality