as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
8000; eight thousand; many
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight