lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
early blooming; early flowering
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; season; period; phase; stage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shake; to sway; to waver
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst